Good News Notes: “Virtually all the world’s demand for electricity to run transport and to heat and cool homes and offices, as well as to provide the power demanded by industry, could be met by renewable energy by mid-century. This is the consensus of 47 peer-reviewed research papers from 13 independent groups with a total…
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Global wind and solar power capacity grew at record rate in 2020
Good News Notes: “The world’s wind and solar energy capacity grew at a record rate last year while the oil industry recorded its steepest slump in demand since the second world war, according to BP. The impact of coronavirus lockdowns on the energy industry led carbon emissions to plummet by 6% on the year before, the…